Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:59 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min7:15 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 56°F, lows 32°F56 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month August1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days60 days above 90°F, 49 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Willard 4 Sw station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksPenderlea Lakelake · 2.3 miThe Lakelake · 5.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWatha Fish Hatcherystate conservation land · 1.8 mi · 304 acresPender County - Pender Memorial Parkrecreation area · 7.4 miTown of Wallace - Art Meyer Fieldrecreation area · 7.8 miAngola Bay Game Landstate conservation land · 8.4 mi · 34,490 acresLong Ridge Tract Wildlife Conservation Sitestate conservation land · 8.8 mi · 848 acresSampson Game Landstate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 135 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModeratePender County, NC, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHurricane Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025281 of 365 days measured82 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 121main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: New Hanover County, NC, 31 mi away
Drinking waterPender County Utilitiesserves 32,302 people from surface water14 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation50 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNovant Health Pender Medical Center7.7 miPost officeWillard Post Office6.0 miTown hallWatha Town Hall4.4 miPoliceBurgaw Police Department7.3 miFire stationPenderlea Fire Department3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilmington International Airport ILM25 miMajor airportMyrtle Beach International Airport MYR83 miInterstateI-405.5 miUS highwayUS 4214.6 miAmtrakFayetteville, NC FAY57 miCoachWallace Jif-A-MartGreyhound9.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 28471 ZIP area.
